Riku

II

"Sora?" Riku watched as Sora ran towards him and Julia with Donald and Goofy on his tail.

"Hi-ya pal!" Goofy waved wildly to Riku as he ran.

"Hi Riku!" Donald added before Sora lunged at Riku and hugged him.

"Sora, what are you doing here?" Riku asked, "you were supposed to be here a long time ago to meet me and Kairi when we got back."

He nodded, "I know but something happened."

"You mean you dying?" Riku knew about it already.

Sora nodded, "yeah and then that same voice…that voice that gave me the keyblade said I could come back! But it took some time. Then I met up with Julia-"

"Wait a minute!" Riku looked between Sora and Julia, "I thought your name was Jewel?" He turned to Donald and Goofy, "right?" The two shrugged in response.

"No, she said she remembers the name Julia and she came to help."

Riku glanced at the other two again but they replied the same way.

"Riku it's about what I told you before," Julia said cryptically and made a door opening motion with her hands.

"Oh! That!" He nodded, obviously understanding what she meant. "Not that that's out of the way…" he turned back to Sora, "where's Kairi?"

Sora's expression turned blank, "I thought she was with you."

Riku shook his head and crossed his arms, "I came back early and was waiting for you guys but no one ever showed up."

"But we were supposed to come back after we were done! Her assignment probably wasn't that hard, she only had to go to Radiant Gardens!" Sora watched Riku shrug.

"I thought she was with you but when the King told me what happened…"

"Wait do you mean this girl?" Julia pulled out a drawing that had been done by Namine a long time ago; it was of Kairi when she was younger and sitting on the bent paopu tree.

Sora and Riku recognized it, "where'd you get that?" Riku asked; Julia only shrugged.

"It's one of those things…"

Sora looked between the two of them impatiently, "well let's go find her then! I only left her in Radiant Gardens and she didn't have a gummiship."

"Can't," Riku shook his head, "the King gave me another assignment to do."

Sora looked sad and hurt, "but Kairi…"

The Original Queen: I'll answer your question in the arc but it won't be a complete answer because that's kind of a spoiler but I'll try so you'll get it for now ;D